California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine is going to propose a bill that would ban the use of incandescent light bulbs in his state. Since fluorescent bulbs use far less energy this is a move to save energy statewide. It has created quite a buzz in New Jersey where Edison got over 400 patents, and there is a bill that calls for all government buildings to make the switch to fluorescents over the next three years.

I think that an outright ban on the bulbs is a bit extreme, especially since I am married to an artist who prefers incandescent light in her studio, but aggressive incentives are a great idea.

Read more about it here.